A1-Leadership

“Three Key Leadership Abilities”
Author: Loeb/KindelExcerpted from “Leadership for Dummies,” this briefly focuses on cooperation, listening and sacrifice.
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“Another Myth of a Natural Leader”
Author: Loeb/KindelThis is excerpted from “Leadership for Dummies.” Some people think leadership means command. Command is the authority to lead. It is not leadership.
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“Lessons for Leaders”
Author: J. Patrick Murphy, C.M.This is an excerpt from “We Want the Best.” This article consists of principles based on the teaching and legacy of St. Vincent de Paul.
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“There is Great Charity, but”
Author: Thomas G. FeuchtmannExcerpted from “Vincent de Paul and the Organization of Charity,” Vincent is depicted as an organizational genius – contrary to the typical image most people have.
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“On Character and Servant-Leadership”
Author: Larry C. Spears
This document identifies and describes the ten characteristics of effective caring leaders based on the principles laid out by Greenleaf.
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“Servant Leadership in the Manner of St. Vincent de Paul”
Author: J. Patrick Murphy, C.M., Ph.D.
This document takes key characteristics as defined by Greenleaf and shows how they were displayed by St. Vincent de Paul.
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“Vincentian Servant Leadership Workshop”
Author: SVdPUSA
This is a workshop describing the characteristics of a servant leader in a Vincentian setting. The workshop is presented by James Davis and the packet contains 3 discs providing the video, powerpoint and handouts.
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“Characteristics of a Vincentian Servant Leader”
Author: Kneaves/Davis
This document describes the ten characteristics of a Servant Leader with the corresponding Rules of the Society associated with those characteristics.
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“Beatitudes of a Vincentian Leader”
Author: Not Specified
This document list the nine beatitudes associated with Vincentian leadership.
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“Prayers for Leadership Gatherings”
Author: Kieran Kneaves, D.C.
This document contains prayers to be used for a meeting or workshop related to Vincentian Leadership.
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“Servant Leadership”
Author: Robert K. Greenleaf
Servant Leadership is now part of the vocabulary of enlightened leadership. Greenleaf has created a new thought world of leadership that contains such virtues as growth, responsibility and love.
Available through: Paulist Press.com; Amazon.com; most book stores

“The Servant Leader: Transforming Your Heart, Head, Hands & Habits”
Authors: Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges
Servant Leadership is shown from a spiritual perspective.Effective leadership starts on the inside. Are you a Servant Leader or a self-serving leader?
Available through: jcountryman.com; Amazon.com; most book stores

“Community Tool Box”
Author: Not Identified
This resource lists 46 Chapters through which you can reach nearly 300 different sections providing practical, step-by-step guidance in community-building skills. Other tools can be located from the purple tabs at the top of the page.
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“Top 10 Career-Limiting Leadership Behaviors”
Author: David Noer and Bill Sternbergh
(Excerpted from “Leader to Leader,” Spring 2014) Despite their talent, we discovered that leaders were often plagued by behaviors that would reduce their promotional chances, block their leadership effectiveness, and unless changed, cause damage to their organizations.
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Be a Fearless Leader”
Author: Alesia Latson
A true leader sets the content and tone of interaction within his/her organization; but when things get busy, some leaders may forget to monitor their tone and this can be more powerful than their words.
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“Love and Leadership”
Author: James C. Hunter
The very essence of leadership.
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“Not Just a Warm Body”
Author: Mike Syslo
What we should NOT do is elect the first warm body willing to be President.
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“Leading in the Legacy of Vincent de Paul: Reflections on Vincentian Leadership Today”
Author: Jenny Mohan and Mandy Sharp
This book is a series of reflections based on St. Vincent’s leadership style.
Available from:Vincent on Leadership: The Hay Project

“Servant Leadership: Putting Your Team First and Yourself Second”
Author: James Manktelow
This article (from Mind Tools) focuses on the ten characteristic of a servant leader.
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“Level 5 Leadership”
Author: James Manktelow
Truly great leaders have a specific blend of skills. But they also possess something else; certain characteristics which are harder to define. This article (from Mind Tools) focuses on what it takes to become great leader.
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“Transformational Leadership”
Author: James Manktelow
This article (from Mind Tools) focuses on what it takes to become an inspirational leader.
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“What Makes a Leader?”
Author: Daniel Coleman
IQ and technical skills are important, but emotional intelligence is the sine qua non of leadership. This article from the Harvard Business Review explores emotional intelligence.
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“Vincentian Leadership – Is There Such a Thing?”
Author: Livia Carusi and Jenny PappsThis article from the Record (SVdP Australia) focuses on the Vincentian model of leadership, which is quite simply servant leadership.

“Democracy and Servant Leadership”
Author: Mike Syslo
One of the topics that comes up very often related to Conferences is: the Conference as a whole makes all of the decisions. Some people have a tough time grasping what that means; and that is very understandable since it is not a simple and straightforward statement. There are a few embedded qualifications.
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“Leadership by the New Generation”
Author: James Manktelow
How can you bridge the generation gap? And why is this important? This article (from Mind Tools) focuses on just this topic.
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“Why Leaders Must Be Readers”
Author: Kelsey Meyer
Leaders must be readers. Reading and learning from peers within, and outside of, your industry enables you to grow as an employee, business owner, and leader in three distinct ways.
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“Leadership Roles and Responsibilities”
Author: SVdPUSA
This document describes the roles and responsibilities of Conference and Council Presidents. It is the predecessor of the “Conference President” and the “Council President” books.
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“The Church can Learn a Lot from Servant Leadership”
Author: Tom Gallagher
A new moral principle is emerging, which holds that the only authority deserving one’s allegiance is that which is freely and knowingly granted by the led to the leader in response to, and in proportion to, the clearly evident servant stature of the leader.
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“Four Roles of a Leader”
Author: Stephen F. Covey
The leader of the future will be one who creates a culture or a value system centered upon principles.
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“Seven Qualities of Leadership”
Author: Jim Rohn
If you want to be a leader who attracts quality people, the key is to become a person of quality yourself.

“Servant-Leadership Revisited”
Author: Ken Blanchard
In this essay, Blanchard directly addresses the misconception that servant-leadership is somehow leadership without direction. He makes an important contribution to the understanding of servant-leadership as both a visionary and implementation role.

“The Rule of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul”
Author: Dave Winslett
Within the Society of St Vincent de Paul, we often speak of the Rule. Have you ever asked yourself the question, as to why the Rule is so important? Let me try to answer that.

“Redeeming Administration”
Author: Ann M. Garrido
Ann presents 12 spiritual habits – each illuminated through the story of a Catholic saint – that show administrators how to experience their work as a crucial ministry of the Church.
Available through: Ave Maria Press

“Mentoring -- from the Mentee’s Perspective”
Author: Dennis HooperWhy wouldn’t anyone want the benefit of a mentor? Oh, how I would have loved the experience of a mentor early in my career. Here is what I have learned.
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